Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)


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Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)




Ok, that's good...just one more itzy bitzy tiny thing...what raw protocol
(i.e. line states) should i use to talk to the AVR? TI's protocol? Or
something else that's less reliable?

-- Jon Olson

On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:

> 
> Ohh...  Opps...  Well, there is a driver for the hard drive.  It can only
> use the first 512k...  All it is is a hacked EII...
> 
> Here is how it operates:
> 1.  Send 'Receive sector' or 'Send sector' command
> 2.  send sector
> 3.  send cylinder low
> 4.  send cylinder high
> 5.  send head/drive
> 6.  receive or send 512 bytes
> 7.  goto 1
> 
> >Ah, i see...we're talking about completely different things. :> I can do
> >the keyboard too, but my orringal comment was about the IDE hard disk
> >which you said you has designed, but no one was willing to write a driver
> >for it. I'd be glad to write a driver (and have plent of HD's lying around
> >to do so)...anyway, i can do both the HD and Keyboard if ya like. I've got
> >3 months of summer to kill.
> >
> >-- Jon Olson
> >
> >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> okay cool...  You make the protocall.  The AVR dumps out a standard ASCII
> >> key for each key pressed.  For the final firmware, there will be a dip
> >> switch for 8x and 92/89 mode.
> >>
> >> Grant
> >>
> >> >Well...i leave on saturday. so please hurry if you would. I need something
> >> >to occupy my time all week. I'm planning on having a fully functioning
> >> >driver by the time i get back (which...given a week of summer vacation,
> >> >shouldn't be a problem)...
> >> >
> >> >-- Jon Olson
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> >Alright...i've got nothing to do next week while i'm going on vacation
> >> >> >(me? outdoors? hell not) so if ya give me the protocol spec, i can
> >>write a
> >> >> >driver. won't be able to update you about status for a week though,
> >> >> >obviously. i'll code it for usgard for the simple reason i don't like any
> >> >> >other shells. port it if you like. all i need now is the spec from
> >>grant.?
> >> >> >:>
> >> >>
> >> >> I'll give it to you after I make it...
> >> >>
> >>
> 


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